
Milind Deora was born in Mumbai in 1976.
New Delhi:
Congress leader and former Union minister Milind Deora today said he has resigned from the primary membership of the party, ending his family’s 50-year relationship with the Congress.
Here are 5 facts about Milind Deora:
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Son of veteran politician Murli Deora, Milind Deora, 47, graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Questrom School of Business at Boston University.
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Milind Deora became a Member of Parliament, representing the Mumbai South constituency, after winning the 2004 general elections with a margin of 10,000 votes against BJP’s Jaywantiben Mehta.
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In 2011, Milind Deora became the Union Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology. Additionally, in October 2012, he took on the responsibility of Minister of State for Shipping.
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Serving as the President of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee, Milind Deora played a crucial role in the party’s organisational structure. He resigned as the Mumbai Congress party president in 2019.
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Milind Deora is married to Pooja Shetty, who heads the film production company Walk Water Media and is the daughter of film producer Manmohan Shetty, the former chairman of Adlabs.